Beyond cool. I've never seen anyone take accurate modeling at this scale seriously, so it is AMAZING to see such a fantastic engine of this size! Must be a blast to be part of the crew!
@user-xd1gt9if2v 1970? No, since the beginning of steam! Prototypes for new steam loco designs were often built in miniature first. Enthusiasts have been building smaller versions of steam loco's since adequate engineering equipment became available to ordinary people.
Way to go guys. Alex looks like he is right at home in the cab. Darrell looks like he is using his ears and eyes searching for any corrections to be made while moving on the test track.
Brilliant! On my railfan trip (from UK) to California in 2008 I saw the full-size 4-12-2 at Pomona. And Big Boy 4014 was in the same yard! One of the great days. Many thanks.
As you know, 4014 has since been moved, rebuilt and is now who knows where. It's running around loose. That machine is a monster, I played around it for years at Pomona, every time the fair was on.
@@oldfarthacks I remember as a kid they let me climb in through the stoker's hatch and stand inside the firebox on the grates in there. It was incredibly cool.
I watched Big Boy steam through my town and thought it was so cool I went down to union station in kc to catch its arrival. The sound of its whistle in that concrete area as it rolled in was epic! I'm sure there are videos of it on here. 2019 Kansas city. Unforgettable.
That's fascinating, at this point, this is a real working locomotive in every sense, it can pull passenger cars and do real work, and with that wheel arrangement it probably has a LOT of torque!
This is insane! The amount of time, money, work, skill, knowledge, and teamwork to create such a delicate, yet strong and heavy model is certainly an accomplishment to be proud of! Im very intrigued and have many questions to say the least.
im about 5'2 (yes im a grown ass man), bet i could stand up comfortable in that thing with a normal footplate its HUGE congratz on all the hard work paying off your machine is gorgeous
Потрясающая работа!! Создать такое могут только по настоящему увлечённые и сплочённые идеей люди с большой буквы. Колёсная формула этого минипаровоза вызывает только чувство огромного восхищения. Ребята вы СУПЕР 👍👍👍👍!!
Bloody MASSIVE! Is this the fabled 15" gauge I've only heard in myths and legends? This behemoth certainly lives up to them, that's for sure! I can never look at 7.5" gauge stuff without thinking it's tiny anymore, great work!
I’ve just forwarded this incredible find to my lifelong railroad enthusiast friend. He has 20K in O scale & a basement that needs to be built to accommodate it. I’ve told him to stop fooling around with his bits & pieces, dump all of it & watch this video. I told him it’s time to get serious about model railroading. lol Incredible effort show here.
At first I thought this was a machine that someone could straddle with their legs and ride like a much smaller engine... But when it got closer to the camera and saw a man in the cab I just dropped my jaw and said "F*ck that's bigger than I thought."
@@matthewpastrikos7383 Yup. Hopefully, by that time, she'll be running under her own power(a.k.a steam). Also, in case you didn't know, most engineers refer to steam locomotives as she/her, even the Big Boy.
Just found this channel and am now a happy subscriber. This really is just a gorgeous locomotive and her whistle sings like a church choir. What track gauge is it running on?
There was a man named "Val Brag" just West of Toledo Ohio, that built one thirty years ago, a 4-6-4 if recall. That wouldn't run on coal. He was determined to make it run that way but passed away before that happened. I think it's in a museum somewhere. The club he founded was "The Ohio Live Steamers". It had a lot of track and a lot of members.
As an accordionist I think the whistle is inthe key of D major, with an A, and possibly an E. Bit like the highland bagpipe. Hope this piece of useless information helps. A lovely made engine. Cheers Frank in Bristol.
That's so cool like a 1/2 scale... would be perfect for a rail system on a property of 15 acres or more... they really should have a company to mass produce these (with a steam option)
When you have it running on steam where will the track be as I come to navy reunion from Australia, I was a steam stoker and I was a kellic, I do love your work, beautiful. machining
Didn’t know… or even consider air as a possible compressed ‘gas’, could motivate a steam locomotive! What a way to save on wear and tear when not on display. Such a beautiful engine deserves a very long life!
Ante todo.., felicitaciones!!👏 , por haber logrado una locomotora a vapor en escala, con una excelente calidad de terminación. Pareciera ser que sólo le faltaría la pintura, y nada más!. En mi país la Argentina, hacen ya varios años atrás, funcionó bien al sur, en nuestra Patagonia, un ferrocarril Ferroindustrial que transportaba carbón, donde habían unas excelentes!! locomotoras de la marca Mitsubishi, muy parecidas a la del video. Obviamente más grandes, pero en trocha de 65cm. Una vez más, felicitaciones para sus constructores!!. 👍
Beyond cool. I've never seen anyone take accurate modeling at this scale seriously, so it is AMAZING to see such a fantastic engine of this size! Must be a blast to be part of the crew!
Every thing works on it works like the real thing
You should see the engines/locomotives on the Romney hythe and Dymchurch railway. Those fine machines are amazing, travelling many miles a day.
It's not modeling... it's engineering
If your going to go to this length you might as be the real thing. Theyve had small steam trains like this since 1970 in europe
@user-xd1gt9if2v 1970? No, since the beginning of steam! Prototypes for new steam loco designs were often built in miniature first. Enthusiasts have been building smaller versions of steam loco's since adequate engineering equipment became available to ordinary people.
Way to go guys. Alex looks like he is right at home in the cab. Darrell looks like he is using his ears and eyes searching for any corrections to be made while moving on the test track.
This is awesome! The level of skill and dedication to make something like this is commendable.
Brilliant! On my railfan trip (from UK) to California in 2008 I saw the full-size 4-12-2 at Pomona. And Big Boy 4014 was in the same yard! One of the great days. Many thanks.
As you know, 4014 has since been moved, rebuilt and is now who knows where. It's running around loose. That machine is a monster, I played around it for years at Pomona, every time the fair was on.
@@oldfarthacks I remember as a kid they let me climb in through the stoker's hatch and stand inside the firebox on the grates in there. It was incredibly cool.
I watched Big Boy steam through my town and thought it was so cool I went down to union station in kc to catch its arrival. The sound of its whistle in that concrete area as it rolled in was epic! I'm sure there are videos of it on here. 2019 Kansas city. Unforgettable.
There's a UA-cam video showing it in Wyoming, being taken out of mothballs from California. Keywords "Big Boy" "Wyoming" oughta find it.@@oldfarthacks
That's fascinating, at this point, this is a real working locomotive in every sense, it can pull passenger cars and do real work, and with that wheel arrangement it probably has a LOT of torque!
Talk about the WOW Factor. What an amazing project! The workmanship is just beautiful.
This is insane! The amount of time, money, work, skill, knowledge, and teamwork to create such a delicate, yet strong and heavy model is certainly an accomplishment to be proud of! Im very intrigued and have many questions to say the least.
That's whistle is gonna sound great outside with some echo effect! Great Job!
Echo effect? What is this a video game?!
@@BMMEC6000you know exactly what he meant dude.
@@mildly_miffed_man1414 Yeah I’m just playin’
im about 5'2 (yes im a grown ass man), bet i could stand up comfortable in that thing with a normal footplate its HUGE
congratz on all the hard work paying off your machine is gorgeous
Потрясающая работа!! Создать такое могут только по настоящему увлечённые и сплочённые идеей люди с большой буквы. Колёсная формула этого минипаровоза вызывает только чувство огромного восхищения. Ребята вы СУПЕР 👍👍👍👍!!
these guys must have a HUGE friggin christmas tree to run this under!
At first i thought it was small due to the angle of the camera but i am ever more impressed by the scale of this thing!
This lets you see how smooth these engines really are. Thank you.
Bloody MASSIVE! Is this the fabled 15" gauge I've only heard in myths and legends? This behemoth certainly lives up to them, that's for sure! I can never look at 7.5" gauge stuff without thinking it's tiny anymore, great work!
Holy shit that Whistle is perfect got goosebumps!
DAMN!! Love that whistle on it, VERY nice 🙂🙂
what a work of art, nice job.
As a pipefitter who used to rebuild steam-reducing stations and other components, I always used air to test the performance.
This is one of the coolest things that I’ve seen in my entire life!
Mind Blowing detail. Much respect to the design and build team.
Absolutely beautiful piece of machinery👍
I can only imagine the man hours and amount of casting , machining, fabrication of metal to create such a beauty !
If i remember correctly it took around 5 years to make all the parts and put it together
Looks 1/6 scale. Beautiful locomotive.
15 in gauge is slightly over 1/4 scale.
Looks like you could haul revenue freight with that baby! Absolutely gorgeous!
You can’t beat good ol’ machining, nice job y’all! She’s a beauty!
That has to be the most beautiful horn I’ve ever heard in my life.
Whistle
Gentlemen absolutely incredible! What a masterpiece!
What beautiful whistle sound. Awesome loc too.
I’ve just forwarded this incredible find to my lifelong railroad enthusiast friend. He has 20K in O scale & a basement that needs to be built to accommodate it. I’ve told him to stop fooling around with his bits & pieces, dump all of it & watch this video. I told him it’s time to get serious about model railroading. lol Incredible effort show here.
Life doesn't get much better than that!
Unbelievable, stunning work!
Not to be confused with the union pacific 4-12-2 9000
The difference in mechanical design is that it's a two cylinder not a three cylinder.
Those are some big ass trains!!
If only I had the money, space, and time to build a small work/tourism line with this scale
Amazing. That's a big locomotive.
At first I thought this was a machine that someone could straddle with their legs and ride like a much smaller engine... But when it got closer to the camera and saw a man in the cab I just dropped my jaw and said "F*ck that's bigger than I thought."
Honestly thats exactly what I was saying!
Yeah you never think about how far trains stretch over the rails until you see things like this.
The seats are quite comfortable to
Just a wicked looking piece of kit.
That is massive amount of work. Fantastic.
What an incredible thing of beauty.
From the U.K. I can only say Impressive!
Will there be an update someday om the 4-12-2? It has been almost two years cince this video.
What an amazing project!
this things a god damned monster of an engine
Woah! now THIS is dedication! I don't even know what to say.. thank you UA-cam algorithm for showing me this :)
There’s more smoke coming from the drivers mouth that the loco!! 😂 Nice work
There’s no fire in her
Now that's super craftsmanship, wow.
A steam locomotive that runs on air is very interesting. And it's actually a 4-12-2 based on the UP 9000 class.
it's running on air to test it's piping and valve gear, to make sure they work properly and can hold up to pressurized gases/vapors, like steam
@@Railman1225 So by the time testing is done, the steam locomotive won't be powered by air?
@@matthewpastrikos7383 Yup. Hopefully, by that time, she'll be running under her own power(a.k.a steam). Also, in case you didn't know, most engineers refer to steam locomotives as she/her, even the Big Boy.
@@Railman1225 Really?
@@matthewpastrikos7383 Yeah
Superbe, magnifique, splendide !!! Quelle chance les mecs
This things ready to do some real work
WOW !...THAT is a clean machine.
Just found this channel and am now a happy subscriber. This really is just a gorgeous locomotive and her whistle sings like a church choir. What track gauge is it running on?
Thank you and the locomotive is 15inch guage
2:39 Sec Is 3rd Down Train Whistle At New Hallmark Stadium In Orchard Park, New York
There was a man named "Val Brag" just West of Toledo Ohio, that built one thirty years ago, a 4-6-4 if recall. That wouldn't run on coal. He was determined to make it run that way but passed away before that happened. I think it's in a museum somewhere. The club he founded was "The Ohio Live Steamers". It had a lot of track and a lot of members.
As an accordionist I think the whistle is inthe key of D major, with an A, and possibly an E. Bit like the highland bagpipe. Hope this piece of useless information helps. A lovely made engine. Cheers Frank in Bristol.
Gorgeous. Give the man a .... it's OK, he has one.
That's incredible! You know it's a big model when it has real rod clank!😅
It’s not really a model though
Holy cow… that is a BIG little train.
Wow, very impressive. Nice work.
That's so cool like a 1/2 scale... would be perfect for a rail system on a property of 15 acres or more... they really should have a company to mass produce these (with a steam option)
It is live steam and it was 1.2 million to build
14"-16" gauge is 1/4 scale
THAT IS SO SWEET❤BEAUTIFUL MACHINE 😮
Absolutely too cool, thank you.
Amazing.
Can we see more videos please?
Absolutely fascinating! Small but still quite powerful!
I was gonna say I want to hear that whistle🤣
That is some serious cool guys.
Stunning! What’s the back story with this beauty?
Who wouldn't wanna have a live action steamie as tall as human?! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Beautifully musical whistle
That is E. P. I. C. Never saw any kind of model on THIS scale, and it looks super realistic! I wish i could see it in real life 😢
It’s no model it’s live steam
@@Jackcook27live steam are still models
Wow, this is next level!
Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
That's an awesome mini max loco!
Absolutely stunning. Good job guys!
OMG it’s gorgeous!!
Black beauty. Just love it.
WOW! THAT'S INCREDIBLE! Was that engine doing some test runs? That locomotive looks so amazing.
Gawd. What an accomplishment!
A true "Zero Emission Locomotive" - running on air. Only smoke is from the cigar of the engineer...
That's amazing, you need more track
Very nice, awesome job
Ok just Wow! Is this considered 1/2 scale? I mean seriously this is gorgeous! How did you get the drive wheels cast?
At 15 inch gauge it is close 1:4 scale.
Such a beautiful engine!
👏👏👏👏 Espetacular ! Trabalho lindo . 👏👏👏👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷
When you have it running on steam where will the track be as I come to navy reunion from Australia, I was a steam stoker and I was a kellic, I do love your work, beautiful.
machining
Didn’t know… or even consider air as a possible compressed ‘gas’, could motivate a steam locomotive! What a way to save on wear and tear when not on display.
Such a beautiful engine deserves a very long life!
It’s only using air for testing
That looks amazing.
These people have skills
2:39-3:11 Is Whistle Of King Kittan Express
Beyond cool but when will it be fired up and painted?
At 2:39 Sec Is Little Patch Of Heaven Express Train Whistle
That thing is freaking enormous even in ... what look like half scale.
At 2:39 Sec Is 3rd Down Of Bills Defense At New Highmark Stadium
My jaw doesn't hit the floor very often but it just did.
She’s a BEAST
absolutely beautiful
Give the little fellow some more track, let him run free!
Ante todo.., felicitaciones!!👏 , por haber logrado una locomotora a vapor en escala, con una excelente calidad de terminación. Pareciera ser que sólo le faltaría la pintura, y nada más!. En mi país la Argentina, hacen ya varios años atrás, funcionó bien al sur, en nuestra Patagonia, un ferrocarril Ferroindustrial que transportaba carbón, donde habían unas excelentes!! locomotoras de la marca Mitsubishi, muy parecidas a la del video. Obviamente más grandes, pero en trocha de 65cm. Una vez más, felicitaciones para sus constructores!!. 👍
I was lucky enough to ride in the cab it was amazing
Beautiful.
holy mother of marry that is absolutly amazing
Of course he'd be smoking a cigar. That made me laugh.